The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) permits qualifying employees of certain employers with up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off to treat a serious medical condition or to care for an immediate family member with a serious medical condition.
One of the differences about having a pet in a classroom vs. at home is that a classroom is noisier and the pet must become used to many people. This can be stressful on some animals, and we want to keep stress on our pet to a minimum.
Extensions: 1  Make a class book with photographs and child illustrations showing students following the classroom rules. 2  To help combat Tattle Tales, teach the students the phrase T.C.O.Y. (Take Care of Yourself). 3  Create a classroom Wheel of Choice to help students learn to solve their own problems (see attached).